Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8569, Samuel Gilbert, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Wa.
Gilbert, Samuel
S 8569
bearded
CONTENTS

13.485
Virginia
Samuel Gilbert
of Lee in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Crabtree of the Reg t . commanded by Col Campbell in the Virginia line for 21 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 72 Dollars 87 1/2 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of May 1833 and sent to applicant Jonesville Lee Co. Va
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $145, 74 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 36, 40
$182, 17
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E
Vol. 1 Page 9
Clerk

See letter Dunby V.B.
pt. 25. 1835 to Lancaster,
Taxee per rooms and 3 rd Auditon 31 st May 1837.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838 aged to 10. June 1839.

Virginia
At a Court begun the 20 th for Lee County at the Courthouse thereof on the 18 th day of February 1833.
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. State of Virginia, Lee County to wit;
On this 18 th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Lee County, now sitting, Samuel Gilbert resident in said County, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, to wit, That he enlisted in a company of Rangers, for Six Months, commanded by Capt. James Crabtree Umberstone upon being Lieutenant, and Philiman Higgins the Ensign under the command of Col. Arthur Campbell of Washington County in the State aforesaid, an officer in the Virginia Militia.
That he served in the said Company of Rangers from May 1778 for a period of five months, in spying against the Indians and guarding the Frontiers in the then County of Washington, but now Russell, which was the South western Frontier of Virginia. At the end of five Months, being a Month before the expiration of his enlistment, he was discharged at Summerset Harrison Fort, in the said County of Washington, by Capt. Crabtree, about the 1 st of November 1778 without receiving any written discharge from his officer, as the declarant now recalls.
That in the year 1780 in the month of July, the Declarant again entered the Service, in a Militia Company, in the said County of Wash- ington commanded by Capt. James Montgomery, Samuel Stewart Lieu- tenant, and James Linn Ensign, and marched to the Straw Barns, and Lead mines on New River, against the Tories and joined some regular troops at the Lead Mines, all commanded by Col. Jeremiah Pearce of the Militia. In this Service the declarant was engaged a little over two Months; when after having dispersed the Tories, and caused several of them to enlist in the regular Service, and making a large quantity of Lead for the protection of the Frontiers, the troops at the Lead Mines were permitted to go home. That after his return from the Lead Mines he again enlisted under Capt. James Crabtree as a spy for seven Months.

against the Indians, Making Harrisons Fort his place of Rendezvous from which, with other Spies, at Short intervals, he com d the Wilderness under great privations and dangers, for the period of his enlistment, as a Spy upon the Indians, who were Making frequent incursions, into the Settlement, and doing a great deal of Mischief, in their sanguinary mode of Warfare. This last Service commenced in June 1781 and expired at the end of Seven months. During his last enlistment the declarant Marched with his company, on an expedition Commanded by Col. Arthur Campbell aided by the Regiment Commanded by Col. Lewis and Clark against the Cherokee Towns on Tennessee and at Tiliaco and Highwassee where we destroyed the Towns & killed & took many of the Indians and returned after an absence of three Months, without the loss of one man of our party killed. Before the declarants expedition to the Lead Mines, before mentioned, he served a six Month tour in the Militia against the British, at Williamsburg in Virginia in the company Commanded by Capt. John Banford, Samuel Gilbert, a relative of the declarant, the Lieutenant but the other officers of the company, and the Commanding, or other officers at Williamsburg, the declarant has entirely forgotten, being then but Sixteen years of age. He thinks this was in the year 1778. The declarant a Short time before the treaty of peace substituted for a Six Months tour, to guard New London in Virginia, under the then Capt. Samuel Gilbert (the relative above mentioned) As he Moon Lieut. in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Stiff. where he served just eight weeks, when the news of the treaty of peace arrived, and the declarant was discharged. The declarant had a written discharge for his Services at Williamsburg, and for his last enlistment as a Spy, which he has long since lost, and for his other Services he never obtained discharge. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year of our said.
Sister J.W.S. Morrison D o
Samuel his Gilbert
I Jacob Bratton Senior. a Respectable Witness, being first duly Sworn in open Court for that purpose, do swear that I am well acquainted with Samuel Gilbert who has Sworn to and subscribed the above declaration, and have been so, well acquainted

with him ever since the year 1775. That I believe him to be Seventy-two years of age. That this affiant served five Months with the declarant, as a Spy under Capt. Samuel Brabtree, and two Months and upwards under Capt. James Montgomery at the Straw House and Goose Mines. That at the time the declarant served the 7 Months Services under Capt. Samuel Brabtree as a Spy, including his expedition to the Cherokee Towns, this affiant was serving as a Spy under Capt. Thomas Price, and this affiant heard it frequently said at the time, that the declarant was then a Spy under Capt. Brabtree, and that he had gone on the expedition to the Cherokee Towns. And this affiant heard the declarant frequently talk of those Services shortly after their Mutual discharges from those enlistments. This affiant also heard the declarant frequently, during the Revolution, and shortly after its close speak of his Services in the Militia at Williamsburg and at New London in Virginia, and the declarant has no doubt but he rendered them as States in his declaration, which is the general opinion in the neighbourhood where the declarant now resides, and where he formerly resided in the County of Washington.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court this 18 th day of February 1833. Jacob Brabtree
Teste J.W.S. Morrison DC
I Robert W. Wynn, a clergyman residing in the County of Lee in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Gilbert who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed the 18 th day of February 1833.
Teste J.W.S. Morrison DC
Robert W. Wynn
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he States, And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Robert W. Wynn of Lee county who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the County of Lee. And that Jacob Brabtree, who has also

Signed the foregoing affidavit is as resident in the county of Lee, and that they are credible persons, and their statements is entitled to credit.
I Alexander W. Mills clerk of the court of Lee county do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Gilbert for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (there being no seal of office) this 28 th day of February 1832.
Alexander W. Mills
Address to. Col. John D. Sharp
Lee C. House
Pa
Samd. Gilbert
23070

22670 Samuel Gilbert V. a.
Adm for 21. Months & 26. days.
Pensioner Jonesville Lee County Virginia

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Gilbert, Va.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May 1776 enlist. 5 Private Col Crabtree 72 entered in Virginia   July 1780. re-enlist. 2 and Col Campbell now lives in Va.   Then enlist for three years. 1/2 Spy Col Montgomery   June 1781. { before his return to the field. Col Crabtree   Miner before mentioned which he thinks was in 1778. { he served a tour. 6 Col Campbell   Just before the peace. 1 26 Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Crabtree   Col Campbell   Col Montgomery  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify ( h ) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

January 6, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Mrs. Janet B. Thompson 942 East 15th Street, North Portland, Oregon
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8589 , that Samuel Gilbert enlisted in Washington (which was later Russell) County, Virginia in May, 1776 and served five months as Indian spy in Captain James Crabtree's company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia regiment on the southwestern frontiers of Virginia.
He enlisted in 1778 and served six months at Williamsburg, Virginia, under Lieutenant Samuel Gilbert (who he stated was "a relative") and Captain John Canefax in the Virginia troops.
He enlisted in July, 1780 and served a little over two months in Captain James Montgomery's company, Colonel Jeremiah Pearce's Virginia regiment.
He enlisted in June, 1781, served three months as Indian spy in Captain James Crabtree's company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia regiment against the Cherokee Indians, destroyed two of their towns, Tellico and Hiawassee, killed and took many of the Indians.
He enlisted and served eight weeks under the above named Samuel Gilbert, who was then a captain in Colonel Stiff's Virginia regiment, when news arrived of the Treaty of Peace and he was discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833 while a resident of Lee County, Virginia, aged seventy-two years. No further family data on file.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev War
8569
INVALID.
File No. 8569
Samuel Gilbert
Re Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 127 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1935-Oct. 2-First. to Miss Mary F. Price - MMSTF - 1925-Oct. 21-First. to Miss Maggie McManaway. J. MMSTF - 1927-Feb. 2-First. to Mrs. Agnes Neeley. MMSTF - 1931 Jan. 6 - First. to Mrs. Janet B. Thompson - See letter in Samuel Clark S.9188-acc.3.

Jonesville Va March 1 st 1835
Application for a Pension
400 P
March 11 th
The Honorable Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
23070

Sept 23
Sam Glibb
1832 Van Riper
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commission of Enquiry Washington D.C.
W.H.E.

J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Richmond Sept. 27 th 1835.
Dear Sir
The enclosed pension power, has been rejected by the Bank of Virginia, in consequence of the magistrate, having signed the same as a witness - We shall be thankful for any advice from you, in relation to the same -
Yours very respectfully.
Hamister, Penby & Co.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 1 st , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Samuel Gilbert, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. , Agency, at the rate of Seventy two Dollars and eighty seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1838, to the 4 th Sept., 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Kansas City Mo., Dec. 4 th 1926
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Gentlemen,
My ancestor, Lieutenant Samuel Gilbert, of Bedford County Virginia, fought in the Revolutionary war. I am desirous of ascertain- ing whether you have an official record of

his enlistment and service and if so will you kindly furnish me with the information.
Thanking you very much, I am
Respectfully yours,
(Mrs. Agnes H. Leedy)
1007 West 40 th St.
Kansas City, Mo.

JUVENILE COURT OF DUVAL COUNTY IN CHAMBERS, 103 MARKET STREET JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
W. S. CRISWELL, JUDGE
JAMES C. LANIER
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER AND CLERK
MRS. C. R. KENNEDY
OFFICE SECRETARY
M. M. HALSELL
MRS. F. O. WILDER
MISS MARY F. PRICE
ASSISTANTS
August 10, 1925.
Hon. Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of July 23, addressed to me at Freeport, Texas, was forwarded to me here.
In reply, beg to say that Samuel Gilbert, I think, served as a private before being made first lieutenant. He received his commission in Bedford County, Virginia, May 28, 1781. He and his brother both served from this county. I do not have dates of birth or death, or name of widow.
Thanking you for the information given, and trusting you may be able to make further search, as suggested by you,
Yours very truly,
Mary F. Price

Revolutionary War Records
Department of the Interior Washington - D. C.
My Dear Friends :-
Will you kindly tell me if one Samuel Gilbert, a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army received a pension for his services
His name is found in McGehees data, as follows -
Recommended as first Lieutenant, May 28 1781. In Bedford County Virginia
I will much appreciate it if you will help me from your Records, concerning his services -
Time of service - age - Name of wife if given, and all family data Place and date of his birth, place and date of death -
Did his wife receive a pension after his death -
Thanking you sincerely

times. For your kindness remain with very good Wish for your happiness and welfare. Your friend - Maggie McManaway - (September, 19 th 1925.)
Miss Maggie McManaway - R 1 Stewartsville Virginia -

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October 2, 1925
Mary F. Price Juvenile Court of Duval County 103 Market St., Jacksonville, Fla.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 8569 it appears that Samuel Gilbert enlisted in Washington County, (which was later Russell County) Virginia in May 1776 and served five months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment on the southwestern frontiers of Virginia.
He enlisted in 1778 and served six months at Williamsburg, Virginia under Lieutenant Samuel Gilbert (whom he stated was "a relative") and Captain John Canefax in the Virginia Troops.
He enlisted in July 1780 and served a little over two months in Captain James Montgomery's Company, Colonel Jeremiah Pearce's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in June 1781, served three months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment against the Cherokee Indians,
I see his Dr. here as my inquiries would ask Dr. of each this list, to give her this much about the Dr.

mmu
October 2, 1925
Mary F. Price Juvenile Court of Duval County 103 Market St., Jacksonville, Fla.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 8569 it appears that Samuel Gilbert enlisted in Washington County, (which was later Russell County) Virginia in May 1776 and served five months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment on the southwestern frontiers of Virginia.
He enlisted in 1778 and served six months at Williamsburg, Virginia under Lieutenant Samuel Gilbert (whom he stated was "a relative") and Captain John Canefax in the Virginia Troops.
He enlisted in July 1780 and served a little over two months in Captain James Montgomery's Company, Colonel Jeremiah Pearce's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in June 1781, served three months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment against the Cherokee Indians,
I see his Dr. here as my negroes would ask Dr. of each other, to give them this much about the Dr.

destroyed two of their towns, Tellico and Hiawassee, killed and took many of the Indians.
He enlisted and served eight weeks under the above named Samuel Gilbert, who was then a Captain, in Colonel Stiff's Virginia Regiment, when news arrived of the Treaty of Peace and he was discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833 while a resident of Lee County, Virginia, aged seventy-two years. No further family data on file.
There is no claim for pension on file on account of the services of Lieutenant or Captain Samuel Gilbert, the history above, being that of the only soldier named Samuel Gilbert of Virginia found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB

Rev. 2.1812 Ware Section
February 2, 1927
Mrs. Agnes H. Leedy 1007 West 40th St., Kansas City, MO.
Madam:

Rev.&1812 Wars Section DMH
October 31, 1925
Miss. Maggie McManaway Stewartsville, Route 1 Virginia
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 8569 it appears that Samuel Gilbert enlisted in Washington County, which  which was later Russell County), Virginia in May 1776 and served five months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment on the southwestern frontiers of Virginia.
He enlisted in 1778 and served six months at Williamsburg, Virginia under Lieutenant Samuel Gilbert (whom he stated was "a relative") and Captain John Canefax in the Virginia Troops.
He enlisted in July 1780 and served a little over two months in Captain James Montgomery's Company, Colonel Jeremiah Pearce's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in June 1781, served three months as Indian Spy in Captain James Crabtree's Company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's Virginia Regiment against the Cherokee Indians,

destroyed two of their towns, Tellico and Hiawassee, killed and took many of the Indians.
He enlisted and served eight weeks under the above named Samuel Gilbert, who was then a Captain, in Colonel Stiff's Virginia Regiment, when news arrived of the Treaty of Peace and he was discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833 while a resident of Lee County, Virginia aged seventy-two years. No further family data on file.
SEN There is no claim for pension on file on account of the services of said Lieutenant or Captain Samuel Gilbert, the history above being that of the only soldier named Samuel Gilbert of Virginia found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gilbert, Seth GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7169 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 20, 1790 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.